Bumgarner, Giants prevail as Phils flail with men on base

SAN FRANCISCO -- The game was swirling around Madison Bumgarner, and he couldn't put his finger on exactly why. He did figure out how to control it, though.

The San Francisco Giants left-hander pitched in traffic the entire night, allowing the Philadelphia Phillies to get the leadoff man on base in each of the seven innings he started, but he got out of jams enough to pitch the Giants to a 4-2 victory Tuesday night.

"I felt like everything was moving faster than normal," Bumgarner said. "I don't know why, but I'm glad I was able to work it out."

Bumgarner, who came out after allowing a leadoff hit in the seventh, got the support of 13 Giants hits -- including Buster Posey's second consecutive three-hit night -- and near perfect work from the bullpen.

In the first save situation since the Giants learned Brian Wilson is likely out for the season with an elbow injury, Santiago Casilla worked a scoreless ninth to get the job done.

Clay Hensley and Sergio Romo had retired all six batters they faced in the seventh and eighth.

"It means a lot," Bumgarner said. "I don't think anybody doubts anybody in our 'pen. Wilson is obviously one of the best in the game, and he'll be sadly missed, but we've got other guys who will fill that role while he's gone and do a great job."

For the Phillies, the frustration was having so many chances early against Bumgarner but being unable to cash them in. They were 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position.

"Give (Bumgarner) credit," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "When he had to get us out, he did."

Philadelphia's only runs came on Hunter Pence's homer in the fourth inning and Carlos Ruiz's sacrifice fly in the sixth.

Phillies starter Joe Blanton gave up four runs on 11 hits in five innings.

"It's a frustrating outing," Blanton said. "A lot of balls fell in. I didn't really have good stuff out of the gate."

Giants center fielder Angel Pagan, who began the night with six hits in 12 career at-bats against Blanton, continued the trend by having a good start against the right-hander. Pagan led off the game with a single up the middle, and he tripled in the second.

Melky Cabrera, who had been hitless in his previous 12 at-bats, snapped out of his brief funk with a triple in the first inning, driving in Pagan. Cabrera then scored on Pablo Sandoval's groundout to give the Giants a 2-0 lead.

Bumgarner was in trouble early, but not because he was pitching poorly.

Shortstop Brandon Crawford booted the first ball of the game, and then Bumgarner made a bad throw to second on a would-be double play. Bumgarner got out of the inning with a double play and a popup. In the second, the Phillies had two on and one out after a walk and an infield hit, but this time the Giants converted a double play on a line drive.

The Giants pushed the lead to 4-1 with a pair of runs in the fifth, sparked by Sandoval's leadoff double, which extended his hitting streak to 11 games.

San Francisco's Nate Schierholtz went 3-for-3.

NOTES: Posey's back-to-back three-hit games raised his average from .250 to .375. ... An official scoring ruling from Monday's game was overturned by the Major League Baseball office, taking away an error from Crawford and giving a hit to the Phillies' Laynce Nix. Nix hit a blooper that dropped into left field behind Crawford. ... The Phillies starting lineup included players who had hit a total of four homers this season. ... Pat Burrell, who is a scout for the Giants but will sign a one-day minor league contract to retire with the Phillies next month, threw out the ceremonial first pitch.